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County ins and jogo gta de políciaoutsImage source, Getty ImagesPublished30 September 2024With the 2025 county season fast approaching, stay up to date with the latest player signings and speculation.Key to abbreviations: REL = released; RET = retired; YTH = from youth teams; UKP = born overseas, but has UK passport.Counties have been permitted to field two overseas players in all competitions since 2021.Players who moved counties or retired during the 2024 season are included on the 2024 list. A list of players who were unavailable for the One-Day Cup as they had been selected for The Hundred can be found here. Not included are players signed on short-term arrangements purely for non-competitive friendly matches.Most recent confirmed playing moves15 September - Leicestershire seamer Chris Wright will retire at the end of the season15 September - Lancashire sign Durham all-rounder Paul Coughlin from the end of the season12 September - Leicestershire sign South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj as an overseas player for the first four months of the 2026 seasonDerbyshireOverseas players: Caleb Jewell (Australia), Blair Tickner (New Zealand), Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar (Afghanistan, for T20)In: Martin Andersson (Middlesex), Jack Morley, external (Lancashire), Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Sussex, initial four-match loan for T20 from 8 June), Amrit Basra (South Asian Cricket Academy), Rory Haydon, Matt Montgomery (Nottinghamshire, loan for One-Day Cup and then permanent move at the end of the season)Out: Sam Conners (Durham), Mohammad Amir (Essex), Samit Patel (REL on 19 July)Other news: Head of cricket Mickey Arthur has taken on an additional role as director of cricket at Hundred franchise Northern Superchargers. David Lloyd has stepped down as captain and has been replaced by former skipper Wayne Madsen in the Championship. Jewell will return to the club for the 2026 season.Latest news from the countyDurhamOverseas players: David Bedingham (South Africa), Brendan Doggett (Australia, until 26 May), Zak Foulkes (New Zealand, for T20 Blast group stage), Neil Wagner (New Zealand, from 22 June for Championship), Codi Yusuf (South Africa, 25 April-25 May and from 18 July), Jimmy Neesham (New Zealand, for T20), Shafiqullah Ghafari (Afghanistan, from 8 September)In: Emilio Gay (Northamptonshire), Sam Conners (Derbyshire), Will Rhodes (Warwickshire), Zak Foulkes (Warwickshire), Jake Ball (Somerset, loan from 25 April-5 May), Jack Blatherwick (Lancashire, loan from 25 April-5 May), Jimmy Neesham (Leicestershire), Kasey Aldridge (Somerset, loan from 30 May-20 June), Robbie Bowman, external (YTH, short-term contract for One-Day Cup), Archie Bailey (Gloucestershire, loan from 13 August for One-Day Cup)Out: Michael Jones (Lancashire), Jonathan Bushnell (REL), Brandon Glover (REL), Oliver Gibson (REL), Ben Dwarshuis (Worcestershire), Ashton Turner (Lancashire)Future signings: Seamers Archie Bailey and Kasey Aldridge will join the club at the end of the season from Gloucestershire and Somerset respectively.Future departures: Seamer Mitchell Killeen and all-rounder Paul Coughlin will leave the club and join Essex and Lancashire respectively at the end of the season.Other news: Scott Borthwick has stepped down as club captain and taken up a role as player-coach.Latest news from the countyEssexOverseas players: Simon Harmer (South Africa), Kasun Rajitha (Sri Lanka, 18 April-26 May), Mohammad Amir (Pakistan, for T20 Blast), Khaleel Ahmed (India, 29 June-25 July, for Championship), Curtis Campher (Ireland, 15-24 August, for One-Day Cup), Doug Bracewell (New Zealand, from 8 September)In: Mohammad Amir (Derbyshire)Out: Ben Allison (Worcestershire), Aaron Beard, external (RET), Feroze Khushi (REL), Daniel Sams (Nottinghamshire), Jamal Richards, external (Kent, loan from 2-12 May)Future signings: All-rounder Zaman Akhter and seamer Mitchell Killeen will join from Gloucestershire and Durham respectively at the end of the season.Other news: Chief executive John Stephenson left at the end of the 2024 season to take up a similar position with Western Australia. Director of cricket Anthony McGrath departed to become head coach of Yorkshire and has been replaced by Chris Silverwood, who led the side from 2016-18. Bowling coach Mick Lewis has joined McGrath at Headingley. Adam Rossington has signed a new deal for T20 cricket only, while Indian all-rounder Shardul Thakur has withdrawn from a deal to play as an overseas player in April and May after taking a deal with Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League.Latest news from the countyGlamorganOverseas players: Colin Ingram (South Africa), Asitha Fernando (Sri Lanka, for Championship until 18 May and from 22 July), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia, 16-26 May), Hayden Kerr (Australia, 1-3 June), Matt Kuhnemann (Australia, 23-26 May), Imad Wasim (Pakistan, from 14 June for T20)In: Ned Leonard (Somerset), Callum Nicholls (YTH), Shoaib Bashir (Somerset, loan for April)Out: Harry Podmore (RET), Prem Sisodya (RET)Future signings: Somerset batter Sean Dickson will join Glamorgan at the end of the season.Future departures: Sam Northeast will re-join Kent at the end of the season.Others news: Glamorgan sacked head coach Grant Bradburn in December following a misconduct charge. He has been replaced on an interim basis by England Lions coach Richard Dawson, who will lead the side this season in the Championship and T20 Blast, with a One-Day Cup coach to be appointed. Mark O'Leary will be assistant coach, while former England coach Matthew Mott returns to the club in a part-time basis to take charge of coach development.Latest news from the countyGloucestershireOverseas players: Cameron Bancroft (Australia, until 28 August), Cameron Green (Australia, April-May), D'Arcy Short (Australia, for T20), Todd Murphy (Australia, 22 June-1 August, for Championship)In: Craig Miles, external (Warwickshire, loan for One-Day Cup)Out: Zafar Gohar (Middlesex), Tom Smith (RET on 18 July), Chris Dent (RET on 31 July), Archie Bailey (Durham, loan from 13 August for One-Day Cup)Future signings: Craig Miles will re-join the club permanently from Warwickshire at the end of the season, while fellow seamer Will Williams will sign from Lancashire and overseas players Bancroft and Short have signed for a further two seasons and year respectively.Future departures: Seamers Archie Bailey (Durham), Ajeet Singh Dale (Lancashire), Dom Goodman (Sussex) and all-rounders Zaman Akhter (Essex) and Tom Price (Sussex) will leave the club at the end of the season.Other news: Graeme van Buuren has stepped down as Championship captain and has been replaced by Cameron Bancroft.Latest news from the countyHampshireOverseas players: Kyle Abbott (South Africa), Lhuan-dre Pretorius (South Africa, for T20, from 13 June), Dewald Brevis (South Africa, primarily for T20), Brett Hampton (Australia, April-May), Bjorn Fortuin (South Africa, for T20 from 5-8 June), Tilak Varma (India, for Championship from 22 June-1 August), Chris Lynn (Australia, for T20, 5-17 July), Hilton Cartwright (Australia, for T20, 5-17 July), Washington Sundar (India, for Championship from 15 September)In: Sonny Baker (Somerset), Danny Briggs, external (Warwickshire, loan for Global Super League in Nov/Dec 2024), Mark Stoneman (Middlesex, for Championship), Andrew Neal, external (Hertfordshire, short-term contract for One-Day Cup)Out: Mohammad Abbas (Nottinghamshire), John Turner (Lancashire, loan from 11 April-5 May)Future signings: Abbott will return to the club for the 2026 season.Future departures: Seamer Keith Barker will re-join Warwickshire at the end of the season, while head coach Adrian Birrell will step down.Other news: James Vince has stepped down as County Championship captain and will only play T20 cricket for Hampshire next season. Ben Brown has taken over as red ball skipper. Hampton replaces Australian all-rounder Jack Edwards who had signed to play in April and May but was ruled out by injury. Batting coach Jimmy Adams will lead the side in the One-Day Cup.Latest news from the countyKentOverseas players: Wes Agar (Australia, from end of May), Tom Rogers (Australia, for T20), Kashif Ali (Pakistan, until 26 May), Keith Dudgeon (South Africa, 4-6 April)In: Chris Benjamin (Warwickshire), Corey Flintoff (Lancashire), Jamal Richards, external (Kent, loan from 2-12 May), Jake Ball (Somerset, loan from 16-26 May), Alfie Ogborne (Somerset, loan from 16-26 May), Ben Dawkins (YTH), Mohammed Rizvi (South Asian Cricket Academy, short-term contract for One-Day Cup)Out: Arafat Bhuiyan, external (REL), Hamidullah Qadri, external (REL), Nathan Gilchrist (Middlesex, loan from 13 August for rest of One-Day Cup)Future signings: Dudgeon will return to the club for all of the 2026 season after his initial overseas stint was ended by injury. He will be joined by Matt Milnes and Sam Northeast, who will return to Kent from Yorkshire and Glamorgan respectively at the end of the current season.Future departures: Seamer Nathan Gilchrist will join Warwickshire at the end of the season.Other news: Head coach Matt Walker stepped down at the end of the 2024 season, subsequently becoming batting coach at Warwickshire, and has been replaced by Adam Hollioake.Latest news from the countyLancashireOverseas players: Chris Green (Australia), Anderson Phillip (West Indies, until the end of July), Marcus Harris (Australia, for Championship and One-Day Cup), Ashton Turner (Australia, for T20, 29 May-4 July)In: Michael Jones (Durham), Marcus Harris (Leicestershire), Ashton Turner (Durham), John Turner (Hampshire, loan from 11 April-5 May), Arav Shetty, external (South Asian Cricket Academy, short-term contract for One-Day Cup)Out: Steven Croft (RET), George Lavelle, external (REL), Jack Morley, external (Derbyshire), Corey Flintoff (Kent), Jack Blatherwick (Durham, loan from 25 April-5 May)Future signings: Gloucestershire seamer Ajeet Singh Dale and Durham all-rounder Paul Coughlin will join Lancashire at the end of the season, while Harris will remain at the club for the 2026 and 2027 campaigns.Future departures: Seamer Will Williams will move to Gloucestershire at the end of the campaign.Latest news from the countyLeicestershireOverseas players: Peter Handscomb (Australia, until 26 August), Logan van Beek (Netherlands, for County Championship and T20), Shan Masood (Pakistan, from 30 May)In: Logan van Beek (Worcestershire), Ben Green (Somerset, loan for Championship until 1 August), Shan Masood (Yorkshire), Josh Thomas (Somerset, loan from 10-18 July), Stephen Ezkinazi (Middlesex, loan from 8 September), Jonny Tattersall (Yorkshire, loan from 8 September)Out: Sam Evans, external (REL), Marcus Harris (Lancashire), Jimmy Neesham (Durham), Harry Swindells (RET on 30 July)Future signings: Somerset seamer Josh Davey will join Leicestershire at the end of the season, while Green, Tattersall and Eskinazi's loans will become permanent. South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj will join as an overseas player for the first four months of the season, while Handscomb will return for a further year.Future departures: Seamer Chris Wright will retire at the end of the season.Other news: Lewis Hill has stepped down as captain for the Championship and One-Day Cup and will be replaced by Handscomb, who led the side in the T20 Blast last season but will hand over that side to Louis Kimber.Latest news from the countyMiddlesexOverseas players: Kane Williamson (New Zealand, for at least 10 T20 matches and five Championship games), Josh Little (Ireland, primarily for T20), Dane Paterson (South Africa, until 26 May)In: Ben Geddes (Surrey), Aaryan Sawant, external (YTH), Naavya Sharma, external (YTH), Sebastian Morgan, external (YTH), Zafar Gohar (Gloucestershire, as non-overseas player), Dane Paterson (Nottinghamshire), Nathan Gilchrist (Kent, loan from 13 August for rest of One-Day Cup), Olly Stone (Nottinghamshire, loan from 8-18 September)Out: Ethan Bamber (Warwickshire), Martin Andersson (Derbyshire), Mark Stoneman (Hampshire), Robbie White (RET), Thilan Walallawita, external (REL), Stephen Ezkinazi (Leicestershire, loan from 8 September)Future departures: Eskinazi's loan to Leicestershire will become permanent at the end of the season.Other news: Former England spinner Ian Salisbury has joined as a full-time coach, external having worked as a consultant with the club since 2023. Head coach Richard Johnson departed on 17 June and was replaced by former Lancashire captain Dane Vilas in an interim capacity until the end of the season. Batting consultant Mark Ramprakash left the club on 3 July. Leus du Plooy was named captain for the Championship and T20 Blast on 9 July, replacing Toby Roland-Jones and Stephen Ezkinazi in the respective competitions, while Ben Geddes is the new skipper for the One-Day Cup., externalLatest news from the countyNorthamptonshireOverseas players: Matt Breetzke, external (South Africa, for T20), Yuzvendra Chahal (India, from 22 June-26 August, for Championship and One-Day Cup), Harry Conway (Australia, 2-26 May), Lloyd Pope (Australia, for T20 and Championship game 22-25 June), Tim Robinson (New Zealand, 22 June-11 July and from 5 August)In: Dom Leech (Yorkshire), Arush Buchake, external (YTH), Aadi Sharma, external (YTH), Liam Guthrie (UKP), Calvin Harrison (Nottinghamshire, loan for Championship from 11 April-2 July and from 8 September)Out: Emilio Gay (Durham), George Gowler, external (REL), Alex Russell, external (REL), George Weldon, external (REL), Jack White (Yorkshire)Future signings: Breetzke will return to the club as an overseas player for the next two seasons.Other news: Darren Lehmann has become head coach, succeeding John Sadler who left in September 2024. Australia spinner Ashton Agar pulled out of a return as an overseas player for the T20 Blast. Lead bowling coach Rory Kleinveldt will leave the club in mid-July to become head coach of Western Province.Latest news from the countyNottinghamshireOverseas players: Kyle Verreynne (South Africa, for Championship), Fergus O'Neill (Australia, until 28 April), Daniel Sams (Australia, for T20), Mohammad Abbas (Pakistan, 9-26 May and 8-27 September), Moises Henriques (Australia, for T20), Ishan Kishan (India, 22 June-2 July)In: Travis Holland, external (YTH), Sam Seecharan, external (YTH), Tom Giles, external (YTH), Conor McKerr (Surrey), Daniel Sams (Essex), Mohammad Abbas (Hampshire), Francis Moore, externalOut: Luke Fletcher (REL), Tom Loten, external (RET), Toby Pettman, external (RET), Fateh Singh (Worcestershire), Jacob Duffy (Worcestershire), Alex Hales (REL), Dane Paterson (Middlesex), Calvin Harrison (Northamptonshire, loan for Championship from 11 April-2 July and from 8 September), James Hayes, external (Sussex, loan from 9-19 May), Matt Montgomery (Derbyshire, loan for One-Day Cup and then permanent move at the end of the season), Will Young (Warwickshire), Olly Stone (Middlesex, loan from 8-18 September)Other news: Assistant coach Paul Franks will lead the side in the One-Day Cup.Latest news from the countySomersetOverseas players: Riley Meredith (Australia, for T20 and possibly other formats), Matt Henry (New Zealand, 16 May-9 July), Migael Pretorius (South Africa)In: Thomas Rew (YTH)Out: Sonny Baker (Hampshire), Ned Leonard (Glamorgan), George Thomas, external (Sussex), Roelof van der Merwe (REL), Ben Green (Leicestershire, loan for Championship until 1 August), Shoaib Bashir (Glamorgan, loan for April), Jake Ball (Durham, loan from 25 April-5 May), Jake Ball (Kent, loan from 16-26 May), Alfie Ogborne (Kent, loan from 16-26 May), Kasey Aldridge (Durham, loan from 30 May-20 June), Josh Thomas (Leicestershire, loan from 10-18 July)Future departures: Kasey Aldridge (Durham), Sean Dickson (Glamorgan), Josh Davey and Ben Green (both Leicestershire) will all leave the club at the end of the season.Other news: Will Smeed has switched his white-ball deal to an all-format contract. Latest news from the countySurreyOverseas players: Nathan Smith (New Zealand, until 11 July), Mitchell Santner (New Zealand, for T20, 30 May-20 June), Kemar Roach (West Indies, for April), Kurtis Patterson (Australia, 9-26 May), Adam Zampa (Australia, for T20 from 6-13 July), Sai Kishore (India, 22 July-1 August)In: Matthew Fisher (Yorkshire), Nathan Smith (Worcestershire), Nikhil Gorantla (South Asian Cricket Academy)Out: Ben Geddes (Middlesex), Conor McKerr (Nottinghamshire), Amar Virdi (REL), Matt Dunn (RET on 21 August)Other news: Director of cricket Alec Stewart stepped down at the end of the 2024 season and has a part-time role as high performance cricket advisor. Sam Curran has replaced Chris Jordan as T20 captain. On 1 September, Jamie Overton announced he was taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket.Latest news from the countySussexOverseas players: Daniel Hughes (Australia), Jayden Seales (West Indies, first block of County Championship games), Nathan McAndrew (Australia, 16 May-1 August), Jaydev Unadkat (India, from 8 September), Gurinder Sandhu (Australia, for June and July)In: Nantes Oosthuizen, external (YTH), George Thomas, external (Somerset), Troy Henry, external, James Hayes, external (Sussex, loan from 9-19 May)Out: Fynn Hudson-Prentice (Derbyshire, initial four-match loan for T20 from 8 June), Bertie Foreman (Worcestershire, loan from 22 July-1 August)Future signings: Spinner Danny Briggs will re-join Sussex from Warwickshire at the end of the season, on a three-year player-coach deal, while seamer Dom Goodman and all-rounder Tom Price will also move to the club from Gloucestershire.Other news: Former head coach Mark Robinson, who recently left Warwickshire, has on a deal for at least April and May.Latest news from the countyWarwickshireOverseas players: Tom Latham (New Zealand, 9 May-18 July), Beau Webster (Australia, May-July), Hasan Ali (Pakistan, from 29 May), Vishwa Fernando (Sri Lanka, until 21 April), Corey Rocchiccioli (Australia, for Championship from 22 June-1 August), Will Young (New Zealand, for Championship from 8 September)In: Ethan Bamber (Middlesex), Ben Blakemore, external (YTH), Vansh Jani, external (SACA), Adam Sylvester (ex-Derbyshire), Will Young (Nottinghamshire)Out: Will Rhodes (Durham), Chris Benjamin (Kent), Michael Burgess (RET), Danny Briggs, external (Hampshire, loan for Global Super League in Nov/Dec 2024), Amir Khan, external (REL), Zak Foulkes (Durham), Craig Miles, external (Gloucestershire, loan for One-Day Cup)Future signings: All-rounder Jordan Thompson and seamers Nathan Gilchrist and Keith Barker will join from Yorkshire, Kent and Hampshire respectively at the end of the season, while Webster will return for the first half of the 2026 campaign.Future departures: All-rounder Moeen Ali will retire, while spinner Danny Briggs and seamer Craig Miles will re-join Sussex and Gloucestershire respectively at the end of the season.Other news: Head coach Mark Robinson has been replaced by his assistant Ian Westwood, while departing performance director Gavin Larsen has been succeeded by James Thomas from Manchester City. Batting coach Tony Frost has become head of cricket operations and Simon Kerrigan will take charge of the second XI, with ex-Kent head coach Matt Walker becoming batting coach. Chris Rushworth will take up a role as coach alongside his playing contract for next season.Latest news from the countyWorcestershireOverseas players: Jacob Duffy (New Zealand, 11 April-30 June), Ben Dwarshuis (Australia, for T20), Henry Nicholls (New Zealand, for Championship, 25 April-2 July), Khurram Shahzad (Pakistan, from 4 July)In: Ben Allison (Essex), Fateh Singh (Nottinghamshire), Jacob Duffy (Nottinghamshire), Ben Dwarshuis (Durham), Isaac Mohammed, external (ex-Warwickshire academy), Bertie Foreman (Sussex, loan from 22 July-1 August), Daniel Lategan, external (YTH)Out: Joe Leach (RET), Josh Cobb (REL), Olly Cox (REL), Nathan Smith (Surrey), Logan van Beek (Leicestershire)Future signings: Pakistan spinner Usama Mir will return to the club on a three-year deal from next season.Latest news from the countyYorkshireOverseas players: Will Sutherland (Australia, 30 May-18 July), Will O'Rourke (New Zealand, for T20, 30 May-20 June), Jordan Buckingham (Australia, 2-26 May), Ben Sears (New Zealand, from 11 April), Abdullah Shafique (Pakistan, 22 June-2 July for Championship, 11-18 July for T20), Imam Ul-Haq (Pakistan, 22 July-31 August), Mayank Agarwal (India, from 8 September)In: Alex Wade, external (YTH), Jawad Akhtar, external (YTH), Jack White (Northamptonshire), Will Bennison, external (YTH)Out: Matthew Fisher (Surrey), Dom Leech (Northamptonshire), Mickey Edwards (RET), Shan Masood (Leicestershire), Jonny Tattersall (Leicestershire, loan from 8 September)Future departures: Wicketkeeper Tattersall will join Leicestershire permanently at the end of the season, while all-rounder Jordan Thompson will move to Warwickshire and seamer Matt Milnes will re-join Kent.Other news: First-team coach Ottis Gibson left at the end of the 2024 season, and has been replaced by Essex director of cricket Anthony McGrath. with ex-Northants coach John Sadler joining as batting coach and Mick Lewis leaving Essex to become bowling coach. Former all-rounder Gavin Hamilton, external has rejoined as general manager. Jonny Bairstow replaces the departed Masood as County Championship captain, with Dawid Malan as T20 skipper. India batter Ruturaj Gaikwad has withdrawn from his deal to play for the club from 22 July.Latest news from the countyCounty ins and outs archive2024 - 2023 - 2022 - 2021 - 2020 - 2019 - 2018 - 2017 - 2016 - 2015 - 2014 - 2013 - 2012Related topicsNorthamptonshireEssexGloucestershireDurhamHampshireGlamorganLancashireSurreyDerbyshireKentNottinghamshireWorcestershireSussexLeicestershireYorkshireWarwickshireMiddlesexCounty CricketSomersetCricketMore on this storyGet cricket news sent straight to your phone
